मोलेला (molela) terracotta
Hand-modeled hollow-relief votive plaques of village deities, especially Devnarayan, made by Kumhar potters of Molela, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan. Registered as a Geographical Indication (No. 67, certificate 75, 2008).
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